提问 HN：发布了一本关于算法的 AI 书籍——5300 次浏览，零销量。接下来怎么办？
2 分•作者: lucaherrorpress•7 个月前
我写了两本关于算法操控的讽刺小说（GPT-5 撰写 + Claude 编辑，完全透明）。几个月来在亚马逊上零销量。<p>周五在 Reddit 的 r/nosurf 上发布了免费 PDF：
- 3 天内 5300 次浏览
- 当天排名第 12 的帖子
- 主要批评：“AI 垃圾，一眼就能看出来”
- 最佳回复：详细分析了我做错的所有事情<p>反馈总结为：我跳过了社区建设，直接上了亚马逊，没有 beta 读者，也没有早期支持者。先发布，后找受众。典型的本末倒置。<p>一位评论者说：“先找到一个社区，成为受人尊敬的成员，在写作过程中分享进展，与同伴合作，然后等有 50-100 人在等待时再发布。”<p>我做的与每一点都相反。<p>对于那些成功发布独立内容/产品的人（尤其是对科技系统持批评态度的人）：2024 年的实际路径是什么？<p>先 Substack + 邮件列表？在发布前几个月先在 Reddit/论坛上互动？还是其他什么？<p>不是为了推广——真心想知道这是否还有救，或者只是为下一个项目付出的昂贵学费。
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I wrote two satirical books about algorithmic manipulation (GPT-5 drafts + Claude editing, fully transparent about it). Zero Amazon sales for months.<p>Posted free PDFs on Reddit's r/nosurf Friday:
- 5,300 views in 3 days
- #12 post of the day
- Main criticism: "AI slop instantly detectable"
- Best response: detailed breakdown of everything I did wrong<p>The feedback boiled down to: I skipped community building, went straight to Amazon, no beta readers, no early supporters. Published first, looked for audience second. Classic backwards approach.<p>One commenter said: "Find a community, become respected member FIRST, share progress during writing, collaborate with peers at your level, THEN launch when 50-100 people are waiting."<p>I did the opposite of every point.<p>For those who've successfully launched indie content/products (especially critical of tech systems): what's the actual path in 2024?<p>Substack + email list first? Reddit/forum engagement for months before launch? Something else?<p>Not looking for promotion—genuinely trying to understand if this is salvageable or expensive education for the next project.